{"id":2361,"date":"2017-12-01T14:36:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T14:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenomadicnortherner.com?p=2361"},"modified":"2021-04-12T10:21:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T10:21:32","slug":"and-then-there-was-angkor-wat-part-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenomadicnortherner.com\/?p=2361","title":{"rendered":"And then there was Angkor Wat (part three)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post I will share some of the detail of which there is a lot so bare with me!<\/p>\n

Every inch of this place just about is carved with ancient stories and patterns. I can imagine when this was built literally hundreds of people working on it carving, the noise must have been deafening all those hammers and chisels going at once. I also find myself wondering if one person designed the whole thing or maybe different people were in charge \u00a0of different areas…questions questions.<\/p>\n

First of all some of the cornices and mouldings round the columns and door frames.<\/p>\n

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Next onto the wall carvings from the internal walls. I particularly love the patina of age that some of these clearly show through the build up of layers caused by all sorts of external factors over the centuries.<\/p>\n

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Then we move onto much more sculptural carvings of figures still in the walls and doors but could almost be stand alone objects.<\/p>\n

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Then we have the buddhas which are dotted around all over the different levels and free standing objects in their own right. Looking back at my images it would seem I am particularly attracted to the ones with no head for some reason…I’m not sure what that says about me!<\/p>\n

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All of this workmanship is mesmerising and astounding. The hours it must have taken, the blood sweat and tears quite literally can not be fathomed. There is a wealth of inspiration here so I’m interested to see how this filters down into the work I make…keep an eye out for headless buddhas coming soon.<\/p>\n

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